chapter 1

Question 1

Analytic

Answer 1

Experiment has demonstrated a functional relationship

Question 2

Applied

Answer 2

Investigating behaviors of social significance

Question 3

Applied Behavior Analysis

Answer 3

Application of the science derived from principles of behavior are applied to improve socially significant behaviors

Question 4

Attitudes of Science

Answer 4

Determinism.empiricism, experimentation, replication, parsimony, philosophic doubt

Question 5

Behavioral

Answer 5

Behaviors are measurable and observable, and must vein need of improvement

Question 6

Behaviorism

Answer 6

Philosophical and theoretical foundations of the science of behavior

Question 7

Conceptually Systematic

Answer 7

Behavior change procedures derive from their relevant principles of behavior(s)

Question 8

Control

Answer 8

Highest level of science: Change in dependent variable can be attributed to introduction of the independent variable

Question 9

Description

Answer 9

Gathering facts and categorizing data

Question 10

Determinism

Answer 10

Belief that the universe is lawful and orderly, and behavior is not random but occur as a result of other events

Question 11

Effective

Answer 11

Results are meaningful and improve behavior to a practical degree

Question 12

Empiricism

Answer 12

The practice of objective observation

Question 13

Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EOB)

Answer 13

Natural science approach to the study of behavior as a subject matter in its own right

Question 14

Experimentation

Answer 14

Manipulation of the environment to identify the variables of which behavior is a function

Question 15

Functional Relation

Answer 15

Statements that describe the occurrence of phenomena under study as a function of specific variable

Question 16

Generality

Answer 16

Behavior change lasts over time, appears in other settings, and /or spreads to other behaviors not directly treated

Question 17

Levels of Science

Answer 17

Description, Prediction, Control

Question 18

Mentalism

Answer 18

Study of behavior that infers inner (unseen) variables as cause of behavior

Question 19

Parsimony

Answer 19

Simple explanations are ruled out before more complex explanations are considered

Question 20

Philosophic Doubt

Answer 20

Scientists must continually question the truthfulness of what is regarded as fact

Question 21

Radical Behaviorism

Answer 21

Form of behaviorism that attempts to understand all human behavior (public and private events)

Question 22

Science

Answer 22

Systematic approach to the understanding of natural phenomena

Question 23

Replication

Answer 23

Repeating an experiment under the same conditions with similar results

Question 24

Technological

Answer 24

Procedures are clearly described

Question 25

7 Dimensions of ABA

Answer 25

Applied, Behavioral, Analytic, Technological, Conceptually Systematic, Effective, Generality